Barack & Sarah's reversal of fortune

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Last year at this time, Bar ack Obama was fresh off his historic election, riding a honeymoon high that would see him hit 70 per cent approval. Voters gave his party control of Washington, and media acolytes were force-feeding the nation syrupy comparisons to FDR and Lincoln.

Sarah Palin, on the other hand, was sent skulking back to Alaska, beaten as well as defeated. John McCain wouldn't let her speak on election night, a final insult in a race where she was ridiculed as a little nutty by the mainstream press and a little slutty by late-night jackals.

What a difference a year makes... [snip]

This flip-flop in fortunes stems from many factors, but generally equal parts push and pull: he's aligned himself with the left wing of his party instead of the ordinary Americans who identify with Palin and his Ivy League eloquence seems tired next to her wrong-side-of-the-tracks passion...

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